The power of ordinary people facing totalitarianism By Kathleen B. Jones, Professor Emerita of Women’s Studies, emphasis on politics, San Diego State University. A 1969 photo of political theorist and scholar Hannah Arendt. AP Photo In the...

Debunking the ‘gaydar’ myth By William Cox, Assistant Scientist, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Patricia Devine, Professor of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Alyssa Bischmann, Ph.D. Student...

Former Georgia GOP Rep. Jack Kingston on Tuesday compared Donald Trump’s tax returns to the environment, insisting that“the normal person out there” does not care about these issues. Kingston made the comments to CNN’s Don Lemon, following a...

Late Show host Stephen Colbert was both stunned and amused at House Speaker Paul Ryan’s gleeful response to a CBO report stating up to 24 million Americans would lose their health insurance under his replacement for Obamacare. First...

According to tax documents “slipped over the transom” to financial journalist David Cay Johnston, President Donald Trump paid less than 4 percent federal tax rate in 2005 in addition to an alternative minimum tax (AMT) of $31...

The White House on Tuesday accused MSNBC of “violating the law” in a “desperate” ratings push after host Rachel Maddow tweeted that her nightly program has acquired a portion of Donald Trump’s tax returns. “You know you’re desperate for ratings...

Appearing on MSNBC, a conservative commentator claimed the late night release of audio of Paul Ryan trashing then-candidate Donald Trump was orchestrated by Steve Bannon to put distance between the two after Ryan’s health care plan was...

The Texas Senate on Tuesday preliminarily approved a Republican-backed bill that would restrict access to public bathrooms by transgender people over criticism from Democrats who said it was unnecessary, discriminatory and economically...

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, while chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp, used an alias for emails with employees and board members because his primary account was jammed with too many messages, the oil company said on Tuesday. New York...

Veteran U.S. diplomat Anne Patterson is out of the running to under secretary of defense for policy, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, depriving Defense Secretary Jim Mattis of his choice for his top policy adviser. Speaking on condition of...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) on Tuesday lashed at CNN’s Manu Raju after the journalist asked whether she supported the GOP’s plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. “Can you support the House healthcare plan?” Raju asked. “Hey, Would...

A woman who worked as a stripper in a Denver nightclub has sued her former employer, a company with clubs around the country, claiming systematic labor violations including denial of wages. Georgina Santich said in a complaint filed on Friday in...

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